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Today is the International Labour Organization's World Day Against Child Labor. It's a tough battle, considering child labor taints just about every consumable thing in our lives—from soccer balls to chocolate—but that doesn't mean it's not a winnable one.
Ten years after the ILO’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour came into force and one month after a Global Conference on Child Labour in the Netherlands, the World Day is meant to provide an opportunity and inspiration for national and local actions to end child labor worldwide. The ILO uses the World Day to call for:
Renewed urgency to tackle the worst forms of child labour.
Scaling up global, national and local level efforts by making action against all forms of child labour an integral part of poverty reduction, social protection and education planning strategies.Building political and popular commitment to tackling child labour, with social partners and civil society playing a leading role in advocacy and awareness raising efforts.
So take a moment to learn more about child labor—the ILO has a plenty of resources to start with. Learn about what our government is doing on the issue and contact your politicians to demand more. And make sure to buy fairly-traded products whenever possible—it doesn't have to be that hard.
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